First Class Mail U.S. Postage PAID Lancaster PA The College Reporter Permit 901 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2018 LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA http://www.the-college-reporter.com VOLUME 54, ISSUE 13 On-campus panel discusses the past, present, future of DACA and Dreamers dreamers both mentally and phys- BY BORIS ZYUMBYULEV Staff Writer ically. Being unable to apply for a permit inhibits those people from “We can’t survive without ille- re-applying for driver’s licenses gal immigration, we can’t afford and forces them to work under the it.” This is what immigration at- table. That is, regardless of the fact torney Wendy Chan said at the that they still pay federal taxes and “DACA and Dreamers” Panel, contribute billions in government held on Wednesday evening in revenue, without being eligible Bonchek College House. Joining for any social care. Additionally, her at the panel were Professor Dreamers face the threat of depor- Stephanie McNulty of the Govern- tation or detention in a detention ment Department, Professor Laura center. A significant portion of Shelton of the History Department, the associated stress and fear with and Sanjee Soliman ‘17, an alum- the ending of DACA comes from na and Dreamer. Moderating the the fact that a lot of people do not event was Cheska Mae Perez ‘21, Photo courtesy of Cheska Mae Perez. know what to expect. This affects student and Dreamer. Sponsors of This past week the Diplomatic Congress hosted a panel entitled “The Future of DACA the Dreamers themselves, as well the event were Mi Gente Latina, and Dreamers” which featured community members, professors, students, and alumnae. College Democrats, Alice Drum as their families and friends. Women’s Center, and Sisters. panel, the program has protected Act of 2017. Even so, the Act is Cheska Mae Perez noted during The focus of the panel was, of around 800,000 people. However, a point of contention between the the panel how according to a sur- course, DACA and the govern- on September 5, President Trump two parties, especially in the more vey conducted by the Washington ment action, or inaction, towards moved to end DACA, as he had said polarized House. To a large extent, Post, 86% of Americans support it. DACA is an executive action he would do during the campaign. immigration and Dreamers blocked DACA. The question then became taken by President Barack Obama, The Department of National Secu- the government budget and led to why is the administration ending which protects undocumented im- rity set the date of March 5, after the government shutdown of Janu- the program. To that Wendy Chan migrants who have entered the US which permits will start expiring. ary 20 to January 22. added that Republicans are inter- before the age of 16 from depor- So far 6 seperate bills have been The panel held at Franklin & ested in being harder on immigra- tation. Following a background discussed in the House and in the Marshall discussed the impact of tion, through some form of Border check for eligibility, these immi- Senate; however, only one seems the ending of DACA, the future Security. However, Professor Shel- grants, commonly called Dream- to have bipartisan support. The bill of Dreamers, and their stories. Ac- ton observed that between 1986 ers, are given two-year permits was introduced by Senators Chuck cording to Attorney Wendy Chan, and 2004, the budget enforcing that with which they are able to both Schumer (D-NY), Jeff Flake (R- Chan and Associates, which is immigration security has increased work and study in the US. Accord- AZ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Lind- based in Lancaster, PA, are large- ing to numbers cited during the sey Graham (R-SC) as the Dream ly affecting the undocumented see DACA, page 2 Republicans release Nunes memo, accuse F.B.I. of bias in Russia investigation

BY JOSHUA CROPANZANO Trump, and that Mr. Steele was turned over was not sufficient although the public is not yet Contributing Writer personally inclined against Trump, to justify surveillance and that aware of the nature of these. stating it was “his mission” to Mr. Steele’s limited assertions The F.B.I. did inform the FISA On Friday, House Republicans prevent a Trump presidency. provided the basis for the Russian court that the information used released the highly controversial Using information turned over by investigation. However, the memo to open this surveillance may ‘Nunes memo,’ claiming it detailed Christopher Steele, and possibly lacks evidence which would prove have come from a politically bias against Donald Trump by other information which was not that the Russian investigation motivated source, although it the F.B.I. In the days before the released, the F.B.I. submitted a was fabricated as a means of did not specifically clarify that release, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) request to survey Carter Page, slandering Trump’s administration this information came from a tweeted that the memo would a then-Trump aide, on the or that the surveillance of Carter man funded indirectly by the reveal a conspiracy “worse than grounds that he was colluding Page was used with the intent of Democratic National Convention. Watergate.” To summarize, the with the Russians to swing the gaining information that could Additionally, it is not clear how Nunes memo revealed that the election. Indeed, it appears that be used against Donald Trump’s crucial the information submitted F.B.I. was aware that Christopher Carter Page had been in contact campaign. House Democrats have by Mr. Steele was in the FISA court Steele, a former British spy, was with a Russian intelligence stated that the Nunes memo lacks decision. The Nunes memo claims working for Fusion GPS, a firm operative in 2013. Republicans authenticity because of dangerous hired by the DNC to investigate allege that the material Steele omissions and inaccuracies, see MEMO, page 2 Inside this Issue...

Opinion & Editorial Arts & Leisure Student offers opinion on the Student shares his opinion on the film importance of #TimesUp The Darkest Hour page 3 page 5

Campus Life Sports Creed Bratton visits campus, performs Larry Nassar convicted and sentenced comedy and music for sexual assault of minors page 4 page 6 Page 2 News The College Reporter DACA: Panel discusses politics and economics of immigration reform in DipCon event by 119% across both political par- Immigration Act of 1924 worked window for current DACA ben- administration in 2017, the usage ties. The general trend, according on the principle of quotas by coun- eficiaries, which does not put as of Detention centers is much higher to Professor Shelton, is that immi- try, as each quantity of immigrants much pressure on Congress for a now. Those centers are structured gration mostly depends on the eco- allowed depended on certain char- legislative decision. like prisons, and they exists for the nomic and political circumstances acteristics. By design, the Act was Just towards the end of the pan- enforced housing of undocument- in the countries where those move- intended to discriminate based on el, Professor Shelton pointed out ed immigrants; however, they have ments of people are happening. As religion, culture, nationality, race. the “weird” aspects of the current quota systems, which they aim to such, enforcement has generally The immigration law was changed political and social climate. Ac- fulfil. In other words, those centers been observed to be ineffective in in 1965 to a less discriminatory cording to her, historically there’s are packed at all times. In some affecting immigration rates. one, which scrapped the quotas a push-back by large scale em- cases, entire families are put into Professor McNulty joined this by nation, but it preserved the cap ployers whenever politicians get Detention, together with 9 month discussion to explain some of the to accepting immigrants. In other hard on immigration. In the words old infants and children. political realities in Washington. words, the Attorney General bring- of Wendy Chan, “these people are The main conclusion of the dis- The most crucial detail is that few ing up that model might indicate feeding us”. However, politicians cussion on DACA and Dreamers in Congress, where is the biggest the possibility that future Dream- seems to not feel the push-back. was championed by both Dream- standstill between the political par- ers will be affected by their nation- Additionally, social and civil un- ers on the panel, Cheska Mae Pe- ties and hardline factions, want to ality, race, religion, or any charac- rest and opposition also seems rez and Sanjee Soliman. Their get through a clean Dream bill. In teristic the Trump administration to have little effect. To Professor message was that Dreamers are ev- other words, House members want decides. Shelton, the discussion of immi- eryday normal people, and that the to pass a minibus package with In the second part of the discus- gration this time around, specifi- DACA program is essential to a lot several additional changes to leg- sion, Professor McNulty discussed cally the treatment of Dreamers, is of people from all over the world. islation together with Dreamers (if the injunction to the DACA appeal more a discussion of civil rights, And even if moving forward can at all). by a California Federal Judge. The and not border security or docu- seem more and more frustrating, In reference to an interview by injunction allowed Dreamers look- menting people properly. the most important thing now is Attorney General Jeff Sessions, ing for renewing their permits to The last item discussed by the to call Congress and tell them that who said he wanted to model the do so in the period between Octo- panel was the existence of Deten- one is in support of the Dream Act. Dreamers program by the Immi- ber and now. However, as the Pro- tion Centers and how they are used. gration Act of 1924, Professor fessor noted, since no new applica- In contrast to the Obama adminis- Sophomore Boris Zyumbyu- Shelton explained what can be tions are processed by the program, tration, which deported as much lev is a staff writer. His email is expected from that statement. The the injunction only extends the people annually as did the Trump [email protected]. Memo: Security community expresses concerns over leaked memo, impact on investigation that McCabe said no surveilance attempted to release their own approved and then re-approved Trump politically and justify his would have been approved without “Democratic Memo,” but the every six months. In total, removal. Replacing Rosenstein, Steele, but insiders claim that this Republican-led Congress did not Comey and Yates - both of which then, would theoretically give is a distortion of the truth and a approve their request. Trump later fired - approved Trump additional leverage over misrepresentation of McCabe’s What is known is that the the warrant initially. At various Mueller and his investigation. statements. It is entirely possible surveillance was re-approved points Dana Boente, McCabe, When asked if he still had that further evidence, which the many times. In order to prevent and Rod Rosenstein re-approved confidence in Deputy Attorney public is unaware of at this time, abusive surveillance of American the surveillance. McCabe stepped General Rod Rosenstein, Trump was used. Indeed, the Democrats citizens, FISA warrants must be down last week amid pressure responded with, “You figure that from the administration and one out.” Figure it out indeed, Rosenstein was the one who for the political intrigue in the The College Reporter approved Mueller’s investigation administration is far from over. in the first place. If this memo Transparency. Accuracy. 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February 5, 2018 Page 3 Opinion & Editorial Staff Writer Commentary Celebrities make statement by supporting Times Up Movement the #oscarssowhite movement. tion has caused women to face in power. Although this truth is BY SAMANTHA MILOWITZ scary, these women coming for- Layout Assistant While award shows are normal- their attackers and to stop them ly meat to be a celebration, they from rising to any higher place of ward gives me hope that women On January 7th, 2018, the are also the perfect platforms to power. When Trump was elected, will take this power away from Golden Globes had a darker bring up real-world issues. While I was in shock; I had been prom- men, together. (pun intended) and more serious wearing black seems like a simple ised by everyone I had known that The Time’s Up movement is go- cloud surrounding the typical- enough idea to express solidarity, Clinton would win, that I would ing to start a long theme of award ly light-hearted award ceremo- it also is the perfect way to ad- be a part of the years of the first shows facing issues of gender and ny. With each passing car that dress sexism on award shows. For female president. race in the industry. For now, the pulled up to the red carpet, ce- the first time, reporters couldn’t For the first time, I felt limit- lightheartedness that award shows lebrities were decked out in black simply scan the bodies of the ed by being a woman; if Trump used to center around won’t be as gowns and suits in support of the women and ask them, “who are could get elected simply because evident as it used to be, but this is new Time’s Up movement. The you wearing?” The decision for he was a man, what hope was what has to be done in order for Time’s Up movement was created everyone to wear black deterred there? I grew up privileged in the change to come about. Although in light of the flood of sexual as- people from focusing on the sense that I never felt I couldn’t the Golden Globes appeared to sault cases and victims who have clothing, and forced them to pay accomplish something because I look like one giant funeral, it was come forward in recent months. attention to the issue at hand. was a woman. Now, not only do not a sad occasion, but a hopeful While the movement focuses on The stretch of red carpet on I feel that being a woman will in- one, for the future of women. giving women the courage to every award show has always terfere with my ability to go into come forward with their experi- bothered me since questions are the profession I want, but that it First-year Samantha Milowitz is ences and stories, it also focus- always asked concerning the will interfere with my ability to a Layout Assistant. Her email is es on women finally receiving clothes the women are wearing, feel safe in the presence of a man [email protected]. equal pay and respect in all in- but never the men. The Time’s Up dustries. For the Golden Globes, movement removed the privilege this movement was especially of prioritizing women’s appear- prevalent because they did not ances from the reporters, instead have any female directors nom- emphasizing the goal of taking inated this year. In light of this, power away from these male su- and after so many powerful men periors that have taken power in Hollywood have been exposed, away from women. it would have been ridiculous to This flood of sexual assault go on with the award show as if it cases did not just come out of no- was just another fun night. where; I attribute these women This is not the first time an coming forward to the election of awards show has been absorbed a man who has used his power to by an issue in the culture of hol- dominate women as well: Donald lywood; in 2016, the Oscars had Trump. The one good thing about a lot of controversy surrounding Trump’s election is that it seems Photo courtesy of Getty Images it when there were no black nom- to have woken people up to male Celebrities honored at the Golden Globes this year use the typically light- inees in any categories, sparking dominance and power. His elec- hearted event to promote the Times Up movement that supports women’s rights. Editor shares opinion on Trump’s State of the Union Address, importance of education girls. Not only that, religion, po- BY ALEX PINSK it only twice and not featuring it While the United States has Managing Editor as a significant issue. significantly higher standards of litical affiliation, socio-economic Certainly it is important to in- education than do less-developed status, among other elements play In Donald Trump’s 2018 State vest in America’s economy; in or- countries, this nation is still lack- a role in determining whether or of the Union Address, which took der for the majority of people to ing. There are still thousands of not a child can attend school and place this past Wednesday, Jan- live comfortable lives, they must students who do not even con- for how long. uary 31st, we heard a lot about be employed. However, people sider college as an option pure- It seems to me that an ultimate America’s economy. Trump es- with higher levels of education, ly because they do not know the goal should be to eliminate the sentially began his speech by statistically, tend to secure high- extent of the financial aid that is contingency of these factors on pointing out the positive econom- er-paying jobs which allow for available to them. That needs to education. However, that being ic influence that his presidency more comfortable living. Thus, change. said, and serious goal needs to be has had over the past year. He by deduction, investing in educa- Were Trump to focus on ed- approached in smaller steps. mentioned that there are “2.4 mil- tion, or at the very least informing ucation and to work toward im- Education is not an issue that lion new jobs, including 200,000 people of opportunities, would plementing change throughout affects one percent of the popu- new jobs in manufacturing alone.” be the best way to strengthen the the nation, other countries might lation. It is a universal issue and He also made it clear that the economy. follow suit. He needs to recognize should be a universal priority. new tax-cuts have been beneficial Currently the universal demand that education inequality is an is- In order to minimize income in- for working-class Americans and for education is high; yet, in many sue (even if it does not affect his equality we must fortify educa- that “unemployment claims have countries, opportunities in educa- high-class standard of living) and tion networks, increase oppor- hit a 45-year low.” And that is all tion remain low. This may be be- voice concerns about it. tunities, and inform people that well and good, assuming these cause leaders are so focussed on The United States could easily education need not always be a statistics are fact-checkable. creating more jobs and decreasing help other countries with goals to financial setback. Trump went on about how the poverty levels -- both admirable increase literacy rates and pro- The United States has a respon- nation is now in good standing be- goals. vide information regarding op- sibility, as a developed nation, to cause of the positive changes that These are, potentially, only portunities in education -- which encourage changes in education he has made regarding wealth and temporary fixes, however. It is necessary. Many countries re- policy in other countries, and to finance -- highlighting his own seems that in order to fix the main fixed in sexist, racist values strengthen its own. personal goals for the country. problem of income inequality, or that are magnified when exam- While he did mention a few more at least ameliorate it, we must ex- ining education. As early as ele- Sophomore Alex Pinsk is the of his values, he notably did not amine its roots -- one of which is mentary education, boys are often Managing Editor. Her email is touch on education -- mentioning education inequality. given greater opportunities than [email protected]. February 5, 2018 Page 4 Campus Life Imam Khalid Latif speaks at Common Hour on race, religion in America BY VANESSA CHEN how he would say “excuse me” in proached him and asked to see his cre- for a few days and then go on with our Contributing Writer “his language.” Latif said she was an dentials. A woman who had lost her lives, to not only seek to ease our own This week at Common Hour, Imam example of people who couldn’t see child in 9/11 spoke up for Latif and guilt without actually doing some- Khalid Latif brought us his talk— past what they literally see. Just be- reproached the three men. Latif said thing to help. He said, “organized evil Breaking the Melting Pot: Realities of cause she saw the color of his skin, that this mother knew no one was go- will always win against disorganized Race, Racism, and Religion in Ameri- his beard, and his cap, she could not ing to say anything back to her as she justice,” and implored us all to help. ca. Latif is the University Chaplain of comprehend how a person who looks stood at the site of 9/11, so she used To conclude the talk, Latif urged us New York University, Executive Di- different than her can come from the her privilege to stand up for him. Latif to stay informed. He said that there is rector of the Islamic Center at NYU, same place. He said that living as a said it is very important for the people a lot of controlled narrative in the me- and Chaplain for the NYPD. minority is to be constantly compared in positions of privilege to pull others dia, so it’s important for us dig deep- Latif opened the talk by asking the against the norm, and deemed outside up, just like this mother did for him. er to see the whole picture. Latif told audience to examine why they see the norm. The minority always has Latif then talks about his experi- us to look deep within ourselves, and things the way they do. He pointed to defend themselves against being ence working at a refugee camp in see that our fears tell us more about out the prevalent anti-intellectualism deemed as “the other.” One can see Bangladesh, helping Rohingya Mus- ourselves than the things we fear. He in America, where people only see the power of privilege in how easily lim refugees who escaped from the says hatred and prejudice is formed what is literally presented, and there- the privileged can dismiss and invali- genocide in Myanmar. Of the many because we are not living with other by form black and white perceptions date the perspectives and stories of the pictures Latif presented, there was the people, but living with the stereotypes of the world. Latif asked the audience minority. picture of a little girl about four years of other people. As a solution, Latif to think critically about the nuance of Latif spoke about another personal old. She is orphaned, and most likely implored us to go out and start con- everything. experience of discrimination. He was witnessed her parents’ death. Latif said versations with real people—to listen Latif offered a personal anecdote attending the 9/11 memorial event she was orphaned by hatred, and all of to their stories, to understand their per- of his encounter with a middle aged along with people who had lost loved us are responsible for letting it happen spectives, and to expand our own. white woman in New York City. The ones on 9/11. Latif was dressed in a with our indifferent attitude. woman had assumed that he did not uniform that displayed his Chaplain Latif reminded the audience to Junior Vanessa Chen is a contributing speak English, insisted on knowing ranking, waiting for the ceremony not seek an emotional solution to the writer. Her email is wchen1@fandm. where he “really came from,” and to start, when three men in suits ap- genocide. He asked us not to feel bad edu. CEC brings Creed Bratton to campus for a night of music and comedy F&M, which launched the events that BY CHRISTA RODRIGUEZ Campus Life Editor occurred on Monday. The first part of the Q&A session This past Monday, January 29, involved Bratton and Abel being in- Creed Bratton visited campus along terviewed by CEC Chair Sarah Sil- with Erik Abel ’99. Both participat- verstein. Towards the end, Silverstein ed in the Q&A, held in the Roschel invited questions from the audience. Performing Arts Center at 5pm, while Bratton entered the stage, walking Bratton also performed music and lethargically and stumbling into his comedy in Roschel 8pm that night. chair. When speaking, he abruptly Both events were free to students. The coughed, which immediately had the events were hosted by the College En- effect of perking him up. He asked the tertainment Committee (CEC), and audience how many of them thought sponsored by OSPGD, Alumni Re- he had severely aged until that mo- Photo by Kathleen Miao lations Office, and New, Ware, Weis, ment, which produced laughs. Creed Bratton, known for his membership in the band The Grass Roots and his role and Brooks College Houses. Silverstein asked what they would on the TV show The Office, participated in a Q&A and performed on campus. Creed Bratton is best known for say to students looking to enter the “everything happens for a reason.” Darkness, is being released April 6. his role by the same name on the entertainment industry. Abel advised When he attended F&M, he was cut Bratton played some songs from The NBC television show The Office and to “go where the action is,” and ap- from the varsity basketball team, but Grass Roots and some of his own, his membership in the rock band The proach people with value by demon- it opened the door for him to DJ for with bits of comedy in between. To Grass Roots. Erik Abel, an F&M strating what you can bring to the WFNM. close his performance, he played the alumnus, is currently the owner and a table. Creed shared his experience One audience member asked Brat- song “All the Faces.” This song was podcaster at Focused Noise as well as going to speech therapy because he ton if the rumors of a The Office re- featured in the last moments of the fi- a head booking agent at Adler Music stuttered as a child. It was there that vival were true. According to Bratton, nal episode of The Office. Group. he was recommended to do public they have not contacted him about As all the actors were allowed to At first, CEC assistant chair Kath- speaking and acting, and he found that the revival, but he teased, “you never pick how their characters would end leen Miao suggested that they sponsor he loved it. He said he also had been know.” He does, however, still keep on the show, Bratton pitched the idea tickets to see Bratton at the Chame- playing music as far as he could re- in contact with most of the cast from of singing his song. He said when do- leon Club, as he performed there on member. In this way, he said he didn’t the show. “We’re all family,” he not- ing the table read, he flipped to the last Sunday. However, Erik Abel emailed choose his career path, “it chose me.” ed, as they had all worked together for page of the script and saw he would CEC asking if he could bring Creed to Abel agreed with the sentiment that over eight years. When asked about be singing his song, and tears came to the moment he thought he “made it,” his eyes. Bratton commented that one should After the event, CEC made the not think this, as they should always statement: “CEC was thrilled to bring strive to be better. “You get compla- Creed to F&M’s campus. Seeing the cent,” Eric added, if one believes they student body’s reaction was incred- have reached the pinnacle of suc- ible and we hope to keep providing cess. fun and free late-night programing for Creed Bratton’s performance in- students.” cluded both song and comedy. He additionally announced that his spe- Junior Christa Rodriguez is the Cam- cial, shot in San Francisco, is coming pus Life editor. Her email is cro- Photo by Kathleen Miao soon, and his 7th solo album, Heart of [email protected]. Page 5 The College Reporter Arts & Leisure Joe Wright directs Darkest Hour based on the life of Winston Churchill BY NICK STOLTE pleading with President Franklin Roosevelt for assistance at this Contributing Writer desperate time, and Oldman forc- Darkest Hour is a competently es you to feel the fear and aban- made “Oscar Bait” film follow- donment Churchill felt during ing Winston Churchill during his these trying days. To Wright’s accession to Prime Minister at credit, the scene is expertly shot, the most harrowing time for the and the cinematography compli- British Isles in the Second World ments Churchill’s isolation in a War. When the film focuses on creative and effective way. the desperation of Churchill and Darkest Hour is quite good, his British Empire, it is about as though it does not match the good as any film of 2017. Sadly, quality of many other Best Pic- the film gets bogged down in ture nominees. Christopher No- procedural politics, and falls into lan’s Dunkirk covers similar ter- many of the biopic conventions ritory in a much more stimulating that cannot match the prowess of Photo courtesy of www.shaw.sg fashion, and that masterpiece has the rest of the movie. Gary Oldman stars in Darkest Hour as Winston Churchill directed by Joe Wright. a much better shot at taken home Gary Oldman’s performance bution as director is recognizing and his crony Viscount Halifax the Oscar than Joe Wright’s. as the iconic Prime Minister is that Darkest Hour is first and (Stephen Dillane) seek to under- However, Gary Oldman is sim- rousing, and his Oscar nomi- foremost, a vehicle to remind mine the Prime Minister. Here ply excellent, and any other actor nation is well deserved. Every the world that Gary Oldman is the film becomes conventional, would be foolish to take the role moment Oldman is on screen the one of the greatest living actors. and at times boring. of Churchill for the next genera- film soars, and yet his inspiring When the film focuses on Chur- Using Chamberlain and Hal- tion. He is as instantly iconic as performance is not enough to chill’s supreme “Blood, toil, ifax as villains at a time when Daniel Day-Lewis’ Lincoln, and help Joe Wright’s film to tran- tears, and sweat” and “We shall the Nazis were on the cusp of though Oldman has been snubbed scend the biopic genre. At times fight on the beaches” speeches total European domination is many times throughout his illus- the film descends into conven- Oldman is the spitting image confounding, and this conflict trious career, it would be a stun- tional tropes all too familiar and voice of one of the most is never as compelling as Great ning shock to see any other man of an Oscar season film, and a important men in the history of Britain’s struggle against the take home the Best Actor Oscar once scene in particular would the modern world. However, the Werchmant. At this point, the this February. have been laughably bad if not film takes an interest in the con- United Kingdom stands alone for Oldman’s instant classic of a flict within Churchill’s cabinet, against Hitler, and their defeat Junior Nick Stolte is a contribut- performance. as the infamous appeaser Neville seems assured. A particularly ing writer. His email is nstolte@ Joe Wright’s greatest contri- Chamberlain (Ronald Pickup) poignant scene shows Churchill fandm.edu. Actress Salma Hayek stars in contemporary film depicting life of Frida Kahlo BY ABIGAIL SOKOLSKY and further suggests how the reforming and paying homage Layout Assistant pain that follows her through- to the original art. out life informs such paintings While Frida Kahlo’s life is Though Frida, a biographical as The Two Fridas, Roots, and thus accurately represented, film drama of the life of Frida ultimately Without Hope. there still remains the ques- Kahlo de Rivera, was released Frida succeeds in drawing tion of her sexual orientation. in 2002, it has recently come parallels between Frida Kahlo’s History does know that she under the limelight once again life and the themes present in was married to Diego Rivera in the wake of the “#MeToo” her paintings by including the and engaged in extramarital movement. Frida follows the paintings themselves within affairs, there is no evidence life of the renowned Mexican the film. For instance, following that Frida was interested in artist known for her folk style her failed pregnancy, the film women, though she has been paintings in the mid 1900s. shows Frida devastated in the hailed as an icon of the LGBTQ Frida Kahlo is still hailed aftermath of her failed preg- movement, a symbol of confi- today as a feminist icon and nancy. With a traumatized fer- dence and pride. Why then, are major figure of the surrealist vor, Frida then begins to paint, there a number of scenes in movement. This film, starring creating the disturbing and poi- Frida which both directly and Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, gnant Henry Ford Hospital, an indirectly allude to Frida Kahlo and Salma Hayek honors this image of pain and loss. Follow- being romantically interested important historical figure ing the death of Leon Trotsky, a in women? The answer to this remarkably. communist leader and political question is that the director As a whole, Frida adheres to refuge in Mexico, the film flash- of the film, Harvey Weinstein, the actual life of Frida Kahlo, es between his assassination insisted on the inclusion of beginning with a traffic acci- and her reaction upon hearing such scenes due to an inappro- Photo courtesy www.equilibriarte.net dent which was to shape her the news, showing her creating priate and predatory interest in Salma Hayek and Alfred Molina star life and detailing the tumul- The Two Fridas as well as ani- lead actress Salma Hayek, who in Frida. tuous relationship she would mating her within the painting. played the role of Frida Kahlo Weinstein, joining a tragically then enter into with Diego This cinematic decision to take in the film. Salma Hayek tells growing list of victims who’ve Rivera, a muralist of some a portrait image of Frida from her story in an article entitled spoken out against Director renown during her lifetime. within one of her paintings and Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Weinstein this past year. The film thus captures how animate it is visually stunning, Too published in The New York ongoing health issues lead Fri- a dynamic way of bringing a Times. Salma Hayek details the Junior Abigail Sokolsky is a da Kahlo to a life as a painter painting alive only made possi- harassment she endured in her layout assistant. Her email is when confined to her sickbed, ble by motion picture, a way of time working under Harvey [email protected]. Page 6 The College Reporter February 5, 2018 F&M picked up an important win versus a in conference Editor Katie Coble discusses the recent case against rival this past Wednesday. Read more below... trainer Larry Nassar. Read more below... photo courtesy of wikimedia.com Franklin & Marshall Sports F&M Men’s Basketball continues strong season with win BY GABBY GOODWIN out strong, scoring four points Sports Editor just two minutes into the game. In a game against Ursinus this F&M countered the Bears’ effort past Wednesday, the Franklin and by outscoring them 18-7 over the Marshall Men’s Basketball team next five minutes bringing the had a day to remember. score to 18-11. With a 80-77 win over the The Bears then retook the lead Bears, F&M’s Matthew tate 24-20 until two free throws from scored a career-high 35 points and Tate tied the game 24-24 with less F&M’s Brandon Federici beat the than eight minutes left in the half. all-time scoring record for F&M Tied again at 28-28, the Dips took

Men’s Basketball. the lead 31-28 with just five min- Photo courtesy of godiplomats.com Scoring 14 points in the Ursinus utes left. Ursinus upped the Dips The Men’s Basketball team has come out of the gate this season with an 18-3 record. They game, Federici brought his career a point, bringing the score to 33- continued their streak this past Wednesday against Ursinus and look to keep it going. total points to 1,935, breaking the 32, but F&M closed the half out away. Both teams began to feel with a 77-70 win, bringing their all-time scoring record held by by outscoring Ursinus 9-4 and the pressure when the Bears were overall record to 18-3. F&M Georgio Milligan. taking the lead 42-36 at the break. just 3 points shy of the Dips with Men’s Basketball comes out on In 2012, Milligan set the record F&M opened the half by 1:18 left. Wednesday at 7:00 PM to play with 1,932 points, and though clenching a 50-39 lead, howev- However, the Dips hit 3-for- against Hopkins, at Hopkins, in near the end of the season, Fed- er, the Bears, determined to keep 4 and Tate came up with a steal another Centennial Conference erici has time to break the Cen- the pressure on, came within two and added two more points to the game. tennial Conference all-time scor- of the Dips, 50-48, with less than board for F&M, securing a Diplo- ing record, of which he is just 39 15:00 left in the half. mat win. Sophomore Gabby Goodwin is the points shy. Back and forth, the Dips and Since Ursinus, the Dips beat sports editor. Her email is ggood- Scoring first, Ursinus came the Bears both continued to chip Muhlenberg this past Saturday [email protected]. Larry Nassar sentenced to prison following numerous sexual assault claims BY KATIE COBLE 2014 complaint. Nassar was initially do) to stop it. Dozens of women have The scandal has also impacted News Editor charged with the sexual assault of a filed lawsuits against these organiza- Michigan State University and its The world of women’s gymnastics minor in November 2016. Since then tions alleging that their accusations local community of East Lansing. has been shaken in recent months af- more than 250 women have come for- and concerns about Nassar’s behavior University president Lou Anna Si- ter revelations of child sex abuse by ward with allegations of sexual abuse. were ignored, disputed, and covered mon and MSU’s head athletic direc- famed doctor Larry Nassar have come These 250 women include many up. tor Mark Hollis have both resigned in to light. Nassar was a sports-medicine famous Olympians and Olympic USA Gymnastics announced on wake of the Nassar trial. doctor for the United States’ national medalists including Jamie Dan- January 18, 2018 that they would be News of Nassar’s sexual abuse gymnastics team and an osteopathic tzscher, McKayla Maroney, Jordyn ending their association with Karolyi comes at an especially important physician at Michigan State Universi- Wieber, Gabby Douglas, Aly Rais- Ranch, the famed Texas training fa- moment in light of the #MeToo ty in East Lansing, Michigan. Nassar man, and Simone Biles. Maroney has cility that served as the US National movement, which survivors such as pled guilty to sexual assault charges alleged that Nassar repeatedly assault- Team’s official training facility for McKayla Maroney have specifical- and was sentenced to 40 to 175 years ed her when she was 13 continuing more than 15 years. The camp is still ly mentioned as motivating them to in prison on January 25, 2017. He pre- until her retirement at the age of 20. owned by Bela and Martha Karolyi, come forward about their experiences viously pleaded guilty to federal child She has filed a lawsuit against Nassar, arguably the most famous coaches in with Nassar. Rachael Denhollander, pornography charges on November Michigan State University, the United the history of gymnastics, supervising the first woman to publicly accuse 22, 2017 and was sentenced to 60 States Olympic Committee and USA legends such as Nadia Comaneci and Nassar of sexual assault and the last years in prison for these crimes in De- Gymnastics alleging that she was paid Mary Lou Retton. Both are now the woman of more than 150 to give a cember 2017. $1.25 million to sign a non-disclo- subject of a lawsuit alleging they ig- victim impact statement during his Nassar was the team doctor for sure agreement in an attempt to cov- nored routine sexual abuse by Nassar trial, alluded to this movement while the USA women’s gymnastics team er up the abuse. Two-time Olympian at their facility, despite Nassar being asking the judge to impose the maxi- for nearly twenty years. According Aly Raisman was one of hundreds ineligible to practice medicine in the mum sentence on Nassar: to NBC News, he was the subject of of women to give a victim statement state of Texas. Gymnastics like Olym- “Look around the courtroom, re- an internal investigation at Michigan during Nassar’s sentencing. pian Jamie Dantzscher have alleged member what you have witnessed State University in 2014 after a mis- Nassar sexually abused young girls that the Karolyi Ranch fostered an these past seven days... This is what conduct complaint was filed against for decades under the guide of pro- intense, competitive, and emotionally it looks like when institutions create him. The investigation led to no viding a unique, top-notch medical abusive environment where Nassar’s a culture where a predator can flour- charges. A year later in 2015 he was treatment. His stellar reputation for abuse was allowed to flourish. ish unafraid and unabated... It looks fired from his position at USA Gym- treating Olympians, world champi- The scandal has had a massive im- like a courtroom full of survivors who nastics “after learning of athlete con- ons, and collegiate stars made him an pact on the organizational structure of carry deep wounds. Women and girls cerns” and they referred him to local intimidating figure to accuse. Nassar US Gymnastics, with president Steve who have banded together to fight for law enforcement. Nassar maintains sometimes assaulted girls with their Penny retiring in March 2017 in light themselves because no one else would that he retired from USA Gymnas- parents in the room. All of his victims of the allegations and the organiza- do it. Women and girls who carry scars tics and did not retire.In September were minors at the time of the abuse, tion’s entire board of directors resign- that will never fully heal but who have of 2016, Nassar was the subject of a some as young as six years old. ing following Nassar’s conviction. made the choice to place the guilt and piece in the Indianapolis Star in which The scandal has had far-reaching Valeri Liukin, the national team coor- shame on the only person to whom it two former gymnasts including Ra- implications outside of Nassar him- dinator and father of Olympian Nas- belongs, the abuser.” chael Denhollander accused him of self. USA Gymnastics, the US Olym- tia Liukin, resigned from his position Nassar, 54, is expected to spend the sexual assault. This news led Nassar pic Committee and Michigan State on February 2. The organization has remainder of his life in prison. to be fired from his job at Michigan University all employed Nassar for also lost sponsorships and advertising State University, with the school stat- decades. Questions have emerged deals with companies like T&T, Her- Sophomore Katie Coble is the ing he had broken “certain employ- about when they knew about Nassar’s shey Co., Kellogg, Procter & Gamble news editor. Her email is kco- ment requirements” created after the behavior and what they did (or didn’t and Under Armor. [email protected].